Undergraduate Bulletin - Illinois Institute of Technology

ROTC: Naval Science
Scholarship Program
NROTC scholarship students are selected by nationwide
competition. The NROTC Scholarship pays for tuition,
books, and fees, as well as providing a tax-free stipend each
month for four years. Graduates are commissioned as naval
or marine corps officers and incur a minimum obligation of
four years of active duty service.
College Program
Admission to the College Program is controlled by the Professor
of Naval Science. Students incur no obligation to the
naval services for participation in this program until their
junior year. Qualified students enrolled in this program
may be recommended for scholarships by the Professor of
Naval Science. In addition to uniforms and some naval science
books issued to students enrolled in this program, the
Navy provides a tax-free stipend each month during the
junior and senior years. Graduates are commissioned as
Reserve naval officers and incur a minimum obligation of
three years of active duty.
Two-Year Programs
The Navy/Marine Corps offer two two-year programs; one
of these is a Scholarship Program and the other is a twoyear
College Program. Students are selected before April 1
of their sophomore year and attend a six-week Naval Science
Institute Course at Newport, RI, in the summer before
entering their junior year. Scholarship benefits for the
junior and senior year are identical to those received by
students in the four-year scholarship program during their
junior and senior years.
Academic Requirements
Scholarship Program students are encouraged to pursue
majors in engineering and applied sciences to meet the
technological demands of the modern Navy. Most other
fields of study leading to a baccalaureate degree are permitted
with the approval of the Professor of Naval Science.
All Navy option scholarship program students are required
to complete one year each of calculus and physics.
College Program students and students enrolled in the
Marine Corps option are encouraged to take courses in
calculus and physics or to pursue a science or engineering
major. In addition to the prescribed naval professional
academic courses, the naval faculty conducts laboratories
all four academic years to give students experience in practical
leadership.
All scholarship students are required to complete a course
in American Military Affairs or National Security Policy
and complete a cultural studies course. Naval science
courses are not offered on a pass-fail basis.
Optional Program
Students may select a minor in naval science. Course requirements
are shown on the next page.
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